Hazing rituals in fraternities and military contexts cause serious harm — dozens of hazing deaths occur annually in the US.

The world's largest drum, Tridandi, is over 13 feet in diameter and weighs 2,000 kg.

You are more likely to meet someone with your birthday than you expect.

Manga accounts for about 40% of all printed material sold in Japan.

There's a statue of Jason Voorhees, the “Friday the 13th” serial killer, chained to the bottom of a Minnesota lake.

The Olympic motto is 'Faster, Higher, Stronger.'.

Aboriginal Australians have oral traditions and songlines that preserve ecological knowledge going back tens of thousands of years.

The first graphic novel is often considered 'A Contract With God' by Will Eisner, published in 1978.

Sikhism, founded in the Punjab region in the 15th century, is one of the youngest of the major world religions.